Trolley and signal wire hanger



" Jan. 20.1925.

l A. .J. GUHNEY TROLLEY AND siam, WIRE HANGER Filed Nov. '7, 1923 2 Sheets-Shed 2 Patented Jan., 20, 1925,

NIT ED S T Tg-E S PATENT O FFIC E I A.ALBERT J. G'UTRN'EELY, OFGANTON,OIIIO, ASSIGNORTOSITHE `irlVUilRICAN MINEDOOR CO., CAN'IlOlL OHIO, A CORPORATIONOFUOHIO.

`zi:TROIJMEY AND SIGNAL VWIRE lI-IANGER.

zApplication led November To all whom t may concer/ni:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. GURNEY, citizen oi'l the United Statea,l residing at Canton, in the county ot' ,Stark andl State ofUhio, have, invented certain new ,andv

to provide a hanger vnot only adapted to` i sustain a trolley wire but alsoadapted to sustain a conductor'wirerdirectly over the trolleywire in' close proximitythereto The invention seeks, as a further object,

to provide a hanger particularly suited `for supporting the conductor wire at its ends, and wherein means will be stretching the wire taut.

And the invention seeks, asa stillfurther object, to provide a hanger embodying al wire holding` device which may be shifted from one end of Athe hanger to,the other to suit the direction in which it is desired to arrange the conductor wire.

@ther and incidental objectswilly appear hereinafter. @ln the drawings: ,"Figure 1 is a `side elevationof Inysinm,` proved hanger, y yligure 2 is atop plan view of then device, Figure 3 is a vertical sectionalI view on the line SHS'O' Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on the. line 4-4 of Figure 11, looking in the' direction of the arrows, and f direction of the arrrws.

"10, the-side;llangesfofwhichL termii'. te inV ears 11, and formed anthefendfgof the p1", ate

`are medial opposit 'lzdireciedrbrackets 12 illustrated provided for 7; 1923.` Serial No.x673,330.

provided at their free ends with slots 13, In use, the body plate 10 may be `rested against the root of a mine` orother appropriate supporting means such, for instance, as a crossv beam`13 in the mine and is, as shown in yFigure 2, provided near its ends withopenings to receive fastening dcvices securing the plateto the beam(V The body plate is constructed of theproper width so that the insulator of a conventional hanger may be employed in conjunction therewith. As ,brought out inFigure v 3, the insulator, indicated at. 14, isfformed hat its upper end with astud 15 which eX- 'tends freely' ,throughthe body plate into `the beam 13, and depending from the lower end of the insulator is a stud 16 upon which is threaded a short stem 17. Pivoted upon :the stem are coacting` jawsllS engageable with a trolley wire, as conventionally at 19,. and slidable upon the stem is ak wedge lmember 2() coacting with the jaws.` Threaded upon the stem to engage= said wedge member is a nut 2l iwhich, as will be seenymay be adjusted for orcmg the wedge member downwardly and binding the jaws`18 in engagement with the :trolley ,wire

In conjunction with the bodyplate 10, Il employ a lyoke 22 providedat oneend "with arms 23 terminating in 'ears 24e-adapted j. to freely fit between the ears at either end "fof the body plate and extending through txsaid ears is a pivot'pin' 25 swingingly mountingythe. yoke. At its inner endfpor tion, the'l yoke isrecessed at its lower side tofpseatfthelfree end of the adjacent bracket l2rot'the body plate so that the yokewill Anormallyjbe st istained in horizontal posit'ionbv said bracket, and extending freely through the slotdfof theY bracket is a cap bolt "-26 threaded Throughout the majorportion of its length, vthe yoke is slotted to -freely receive a sleeve Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on theline 5`5 of Figure ,1, .looking in`.the`

through the yoke.

27 which, asn-shown in `Figure 2, is' oblong when viewed from .the upper end thereof A fand, as brought out in Figure. 1, the lsides Iircarryin the'z'nvention jintoeect, I- y employ aY channel-shapedoblong-bodyplate offthef'rsleeve aregraduallywidened` forrwardly and downwardly ywhile `the forward lend .wall :of the sleeve is proportionately the forward end of the yoke there beneath. Snugly fitting at its upper end in the sleeve is a depending arm 30 of suitable insulating mater'ial. This arm may be fixed to the sleeve by rivets or other suitable fastening devices and extending through the sides ot the yoke and through the sleeve and arin is a bolt 3l swingingly mounting the arm. Fitting over the lower end ot the arm 30 is a pair of clamping jaws recessed, ns brought out in Figure to accommodate the arm in mating relation, and extending through the jaws and through the arm is a bolt 33 connecting the jaws thereto. lit their lower edges the jaws are curved and are formed with a groove to accommodate a conductor wire 34; while the rear ends of the jaws extend at the rear ot the arm and are grooved to receive the adjacent end of the wire therebetween. Extending through the rear extremities ot' the jaws is a bolt 35 clamping the jaws in engagement with the wire. The conductor wire may thus be easily and quickly connected with the arm 30 by means of said jaws and as shown in Figure l, the arm is of a length to support the conductor wire directly over the trolley wire 19 in spaced relation thereto.

Attention is now directed to the tact that by adjusting the bolt 29, the sleeve 27 may be rocked upon the yoke 22 for swinging the arm 30 and tightening the conductor wire 34. Accordingly, this conductor wire may .be readily drawn taut and any slack occurring therein trom time to time easily taken up. The Ypull of the wire 3d; upon the yoke. 22 will, ot course, tend to swing said yoke upwardly so that by turning the bolt 26 in one direction, the `yoke may be permitted to risc for elevatingthe conductor wire with respect to the trolley wire 19 while by turning said bolt in the oppo- A.site direction, the yoke may be rocked down- "wardly for lowering the conductor wire with respect to the trolley wire. The elevation of the conductor wire above the j trolley wire may thus be easilyvaried. In

' the left, the' yoke 23 may be: detached from the body plate lO and shifted to the other -end'tliereoi`- Thus, the hanger may be utilized at either end ot the conductor wire.

`In my `improved signaling system previously Ireferred to, the conductor wire 'is em` ployed above the trolley wire so that when the trolley wire is lifted by the travel of a trolley along the wire, either theV trolley or the trolley wire will contact the conl ductor wire so that current will be supplied thereto for energizing certain signals.

Having thus described the invention, what is .claimed as new is;

l. A hanger of the character described including a double-eiided body plate, and a wire supporting device reversible upon the body plate trom one end to the other thereof.

2. A hanger or the character described including a body plate, a yoke carried thereby, an arm swiiigiiigly mounted upon the yoke, wire engaging means carried by the arm, and means to coact between the arm and yoke `for swinging the arm and. tensioning the wire. n

3. A hanger of the character described including a body plate, a yoke carried thereby, a sleeve pivoted upon the yoke, an arm carried by said sleeve, wire engaging means carried by the arm, and means to coact between the sleeve and yoke itor rock ing the sleeve and swinging the. arm to tension the wire.

a. A hanger of the character described including a body plate, a swingingly mounted arm sustained thereby, mating` clamping jaws recessed to lit over the arm, means 'toi' clamping said jaws in engagement with a wire, and means for swinging the arm and tensioning the wire.

5. A hanger of the character described in- (-.lnding a body plate provided with a bracket, a yoke pivoted to the plate and resting upon said bracket, means coacting between the bracket and. yoke securing the yoke Stationary, and wire engaging means carried by the yoke.

6. A hanger of the character described. including a body plate provided at each end thereof. with means to receive a wire sup porting device as well as with a fixed projecting bracket, a wire supporting device to cooperate with either of said receivinfr means selectively resting upon a correspon( ing one of said brackets, and means for connecting the device with either of' said rcceiving means.

7. .A hanger oi the character described including a body plate provided at each end thereof withV means to pivotally receive `a wire supporting device as well as with a fixed projecting bracket, a wire supporting device to cooperate with either of said rcceivii'ig means selectively, and a single means to selectively cooperate with said receiving means for pivotally connecting said device with either of said receiving means limited against movement in one direction by a corresponding one of said brackets.

8. A hanger of the character described including a body plate provided at `the ends thereof with lugs to receive a wire snpporting device as well as with brackets, a wire supporting device to cooperate withA said lugs selectively whereby said device may be reversed from one end to the plate to the other, and a pivot pin to selectively cooperate with said lugs for roj ecting lllll pivotally mounting said device at either end ot' the plate limited against movement in one direction by a corresponding one ot' said brackets.

9. A hanger of the character described including a body plate, a wire supporting device carried thereby and including means t'or tensioning the wire, and means for adjustably elevating the wire independently of said tensioning means.

l0. A hanger of the character described including a body plate, a wire supporting device pivotally connected therewith, means adjustable upon said device for tensioning the wire, and means for adjustably swinging said device and varying the elevation ot the wire.

l1. A hanger of the character described including a body plate, a wire supporting device pivotally connected therewith and including a pivotally mounted wire carrying arm, means for adjustably swinging said arm and tensioning the wire, and means for adjustably swinging said device and varying the elevation of the wire.

l2. ln a hanger of the character described, the combination with a body plate, of means associated with the plate for suspending a wire, means carried by the plate tor supporting a second wire adjacent said first mentioned wire, and means for tensioning` the latter wire independently ot the former wire.

13. In a hanger of the character described, the combination with a body plate, of means associated with the plate for suspending a wire, means carried by the plate for supoprting a second wire adjacent said first mentioned wire, and means for adjnstably elevating the latter wire independently of the former wire.

14.111 a hanger of the character described, the combination with a body plate, ot means associated with the plate tor suspending a wire, means carried by the plate for supporting' a second wire adjacent said lirst mentioned wire, means for tensioning the latter wire independently of the former wire, and means for adjustably elevating the latter wire independently ot the lormer wire.

15.111 a hanger ot the character described, the combination with a body plate,

`ot means associated with the plate for suspending a wire, means pivotally connected with the plate for supporting a second wire adjacent the former wire, and means for adjustably swinging said supporting means and varying the elevation ot the latter wire independently of the former wire.

16. In a hanger of the character described, the combination with a body plate, of means associated with the plate for suspending a wire, means connected with the plate for supporting a second wire adjacent the iormer wire and including a pivoted wire carrying arm, and means for adjustably swinging said arm and tensioning the latter wire independently of the former wire.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

ALBERT J. GURNEY. [La] 

